Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Halloween rolled into our house on a blustery gust of creativity and happiness. We saw costumed dogs, super heroes, Bluey, Thomas the Tank Engine and a feisty and always welcome Mal from the Descendants. Three little pigs met up on our street in an adorable Halloween happenstance. Just when I thought the evening couldn’t get [...]
If you, like me, think Halloween kicks off the holiday season, you would have loved the scene in Appleton Saturday night. Angels strolled the Ave, their giant, sweeping wings heralding all the peace on earth and good will to man that’s headed our way in the coming months. (Let’s hold on to both of those [...]
Along with its gorgeous colors and fresh, crisp air, October ushers in a season of magic and generosity. Pumpkins become jack-o’-lanterns and then crunchy movie snacks. Neighborhoods host lively, chattering bunches of children, encouraged to taunt in the sweetest, most polite way. Black cats spiffy up their fur and walk with pride and winking whiskers. [...]
Some holidays need a whole season. They swell with such sweetness and ingenuity, magic and mischief, community spirit and love that they burst beyond their allotted day and spread those good feelings through weeks and even a whole month. Halloween is like that in our neck of the woods, a celebration of kindness, childhood and [...]
On a rather blustery day, when the wind was lashing lustily and the trees were thrashing thrustily and the leaves were rustling gustily, we visited with the most wonderful collection of Tiggers, princesses, aliens, butterflies, zombies, ghostbusters and pirates. It was a magical Halloween, indeed. You guys! A tiny trio of Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney [...]